Vine turner



(3. T. MCCREADY Dec. 1, 1925- VINE TURNER Filed July 14, 1925 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES T. MGGREADY, OF QNLEY, VIRGINIA.

VINE TURNER.

7 Application filed July 14, 1925.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES T. Mo- CREADY, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Onley, in the county of Accomac and State ofVirginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in VineTurners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in vine turners and has relationmore particularly to a device of the general character especiallydesigned and. adapted for use in connection with a cultivator and is ani1nprovement of my United States Patent 1,516,021 granted Nov. 18, 1924.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a novel and improvedbracket for supporting the turner which can be conveniently attached toa cultivator frame or the like and means whereby the position of theturner with respect to the ground can be regulated in accordance withthe preferences of practice. 7

Other objects will appear as the disclosure progresses.

The drawings are merely intended to indicate a possible embodiment ofthe invention. It is obvious thatthe actual needs of manufacture maynecessitate certain mechanical changes. It is therefore not intended tolimit the'invention to the embodiment illustrated but rather to definesuch limits in the appended claim.

For a more detailed understanding of the invention attention is nowcalled to the drawings in which a preferred embodiment is shownillustrated. In these drawings like parts are designated by likereference characters in all the views.

Fig.1 is a perspective view of a cultivator having vine turners appliedthereto and constructed in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is a top view of the supporting arm.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 33 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 414 of Fig. 2,

Fig. 5 is a modified form of the turner,

Serial No. 43,599.

Referring now to the drawings in detail numeral 1 designates the sidebars of a cul- Attached to the bar 4- is a movable clamp 6 having a hole7 for the insertion of the turner 8 and screws 9 and 10 for attachingthe clamp 6 to the base 4. For fastening the turner in place in avertical plane a set screw 11 is provided.

The operation of this device is as follows:

The bracket 2 is attached to thecultivator or the like by bolts whichpass through the bolt holes 12 and 13 in the manner as shown in Fig. 1.The turner 8 is then passed through the hole 7 and fastenec in place.For adjusting the turner in a horizontal plane, the screws 9 and 10 areloos ened and the clamp 6 having a slot 14 therein will then be able toswing on the pivoting screw 9 or will be able to be moved inward andoutward of the cultivator.

Claim:

In a device of the class described in combination, a bracket, a barintegral and at right angles with the said bracket, a movable clamp, awidened portion at one'end of the said clamp having a curved slottherein,

the other end of the said clamp being thickened, means for allowing avine turner to pass through the said thickened portion of the saidclamp, set screws opposite sch other for clamping the said vine turnerin place, one of the set screws acting as a pivot on which the saidclamp swings, another screw passing through the said curved slot and aslot in the said bar, the said clamp adapted to move parallel with thesaid bar and swing on said bar and be fastened to the said bar. 7

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES T. MQOREADY.

